Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
NEWS DE THE DAY.

.AdmiralJ. r Madison Muiiany, -.
:. N. died at Bryn Mawr, Pa, Saturday,
aged 20 years.
The Saturday half holiday is rapidly be-
coming 2 thing of the past II New York, ex-
cent among the businesses which are domi-
mated nv the commercial exchanges and tho
banks.
Tn duel near Paris yesterday Maurice
Barnhardt, son of Sarah BarDhardt, severely
wounded journalist named Alexis, who
had written an article rejecting upon the
famous actress.
Jerome w. Manning, of Cambridge, Mass,
has brought suit for 100000 damages
against the Court of Commissioners of Ala
hama Claims, for being debarred from prac
ticing before them.
A young Eagiishman named a. w.
Viii ehouse, while out hunting antelope
Friday, near Howard Windham's Twin
Mountain rarche, in Kansas, shot and i'll.
stantly killed his chum and companion,
George II Gordon.
A bot of $1,000 to $1,000 in favor of the
Volunteer was made Saturday at the New
York Produce Exchange. The betting at
the New York Clubhouse was Z, S, and Q
to S in favor Of the Volunteer. It was
rather hard to End Thistle supporters with
money ready 10 put on reasonable odds.
The demonstration of the united labor
party in New York Saturday night was ad
ve.tised as the "first gun" Of the campaign,
but the small turnout was disappoint-
ment to the managers On the stand were
DR.. McGlyun, Ienry George, James E.
Quinn, and others prominently identified
with the political labor movement.
The New York Herald states thct Gen.
Roger A. Pryor has been offered retainer
to argue an appeal for the Chicago anarch.
ists before the Supreme Court of the United
States. aud it is understood that he will
argue the case on appeal in Washington.
Gen. Pryor IS quoted as saying that the an
archiats have reasonable chance.
The Episcopal Convention of the Diocese
OF Delaware assemblies next month to elect
successor to the late Bishop Lee. One
faction of the church, the Low Church
party, favor the election of DR.. Ecc!eston,
of Baltimore, while the High Church party
is divided as to the choice. A compromise
has been suggested, with Rev. DR.. John
Brainard, St. Peters, Auburn, n. Y, as the
| candidate.
Advices from Zanzibar have been received
| 10 UUo eucCU tuHu tuS liiCSSCHSOto SSup ~ VIC
consus to apprise Emin Bey that an expedi
ton under Henry NJ Stanley had been sent
TO his relief lave returned, They state that
they reached Lake Albert Nyanza, where
they met Emin Bey, who was returning
from an expedition to the Usungora country
Emin Bey was greatly surprised at the near
approach of the expedition, and returned
to Wardelai to await its arrival.
A dispatch from New York says: Massrs
George S. Scott, w. 2. Clyde and John Fl
Inman have Just returned from tour of OBJ
servation through Virginia, Tennessee and
North nnd South Carolina. Mr.. Scott says
the fictitious real estate boom Of the South
has ended, but its industrial and commercial
condition ia vastly better. People are nc
longer selling lots in the country for the
price Of corner lots in large cities, but there
is steady, healthful growth, which is the
foundation of permanent prosperity.
Judges Bond ard Morris, of the United
States Circuit Court in Baltimore, upon 9
| bill filed by the American Bell Telephone
Company against William G. Turnbnll
signed an order on Saturday providing that
until the hearing of the motion the defend
ant is restrained from using any telephone
apparatus embodying tho inventions of Al.
exandcr Graham Bell The 1st of Novem-
her next is fixed for tho hearing. This suit
appears to be brought In order to shut of
the Chinese telephone scheme with which
Count Mitkiewicz is prominently con
| nected